A hot transient outflow from eta Carinae

dc.creatorBehar, Ehud
dc.creatorNordon, Raanan
dc.creatorBen-Bassat, Eyal
dc.creatorSoker, Noam
dc.date2006-06-11
dc.date2007-02-27
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:48:34Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:48:34Z
dc.descriptioneta Carinae is a stellar binary system with a period of 5.54 years. It harbors one of the brightest and most massive stars in our galaxy. This paper presents spectroscopic evidence for a fast (up to 2,000 km/s) X-ray outflow of ionized gas launched from eta Carinae just before what is believed to be the binary periastron (point of smallest binary separation). The appearance of this high-velocity component, just as the irregular flares in the X-ray light curve, can not be explained by the simple continuous binary wind interaction, adding to the intrigue of the eta Carinae system.
dc.descriptionreplaced with version of Feb. 27, 2007
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0606251
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0606251
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/124543
dc.subjectAstrophysics
dc.titleA hot transient outflow from eta Carinae
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